Atherosclerosis
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 141-145 , July 2010

Association of plaque in the carotid and coronary arteries, using MDCT angiography

  • Yasmin S. Hamirani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Department of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 1124 W, Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 443 527 4766; fax: +1 310 222 4107.
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  • Vahid Larijani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Department of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 1124 W, Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States
    • ,
  • Hussain Isma’eel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Department of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 1124 W, Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States
    • ,
  • Sandeep R. Pagali

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Department of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 1124 W, Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States
    • ,
  • Phillips Bach

      Affiliations

    • Sacramento Heart Institute, Sacramento, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Ronald P. Karlsberg

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medical Group, Beverly Hills, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Matthew J. Budoff

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Department of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 1124 W, Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, United States

Received 24 December 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2010.

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PII: S0021-9150(10)00067-5

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.020

Atherosclerosis
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 141-145 , July 2010

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